Question For The Keggers

[arsenewenger]

Howdy All ,

I am putting together the funds to get a keg set-up up and running and I had a thought . If I have my fridge in the house but want to have a tap out the back next to the BBQ what things do i need to consider for the length of the lines.
Does any one do this or is is best to have sepearate set-ups inside and out. I will be able to insulate the lines just not sure what else to consider

Thanx

Aw

 

[Ross]

A 2nd fridge is the way to go

Cheers Ross

 

[ForkBoy]

Howdy All ,

I am putting together the funds to get a keg set-up up and running and I had a thought . If I have my fridge in the house but want to have a tap out the back next to the BBQ what things do i need to consider for the length of the lines.
Does any one do this or is is best to have sepearate set-ups inside and out. I will be able to insulate the lines just not sure what else to consider

Thanx

Aw

Tap by the BBQ sounds like a great setup!

The first problem you would need to address is keeping the beer line cool. Any beer in the line that is not refrigerated will warm up and degass, resulting in a frothy first pour of beer. Even if you insulate the lines, eventually they'll reach room temperature and degass.

If you can cool the entire lines with some form of coolant (eg glycol), that will solve the problem, but that could get tricky. Otherwise you use one of those in-line beer chillers (expensive).

Either way isn't cheap or easy. Perhaps if you only use it rarely, you could just throw the keg in a bin with ice and serve it up with a pluto gun. That works well for a party setup.

 

[hoppyhead]

How do you keep the lines insulated?

The keg in a bucket of ice works well for me.

 

[fifteenbeerslater]

Long beer lines are sure to give you lots of trouble keeping them cold, the cost of keeping them cold and possible loss of beer.
A second fridge/keg set up would be the best way. It will also act as a back up if anything goes wrong with your main keg system or you run out of beer.
Cheers 15BL

 

[frogman]

Put your keg fridge on wheels and put it where ever you want it.

Not yet finished but I'm sure you get the idea.
Built to fit in my 6x4 trailer so I can take it wherever I want /need.
Open the roller door, down the drive and out the back on the patio 20 paces from the pool.

Cheers FROGMAN

 

[arsenewenger]

Frogman

Never even thought of that but what a brilliant idea I Love it :super: and to make it fit the trailer even better :beer:

AW